Sep 04, 2003
In a week of fire and fury at the allegations of corruption levelled against Deputy President Jacob Zuma, national attention has focused inward - will he go, or won't he, did he do it or didn't he? But a crucial part of the debate has received only scant attention: the share of guilt of those who pay the bribe, as opposed to those who receive it. In Zuma's case, French multinational arms company Thales was the alleged corrupter. In the Tony Yengeni case, it was allegedly DaimlerChrysler sister company Eads. In South Africa, the focus has not been there, but tiny Lesotho may show the way.
































